will they start mating?? 🤔

[cat227]

so I have a beautiful blue male Tido, and a beautiful white female, Angel. Tido was alone and to my surprise, while i was away my mom got Angel for him. Well it turns out they get along fantastic! It just occurred to me though, are they going to mate? I do not want a whole bunch of budgies, just the two I have. I do not have a breeding box in their cage. Will my female lay eggs? If so what do I do? I work mostly from home so they are out on their play tree all day and really only go in the cage at night to sleep, or if I have to run out, or when I’m cooking. Other than that they are free to fly around. They do absolutely everything together. They fly side-by-side,, they both eat at the exact same time side-by-side. If one goes on a branch of the tree the other one follows. They won’t let me pick them up unless I pick them both up at the same time, one on each finger LOL… I think you get the idea, totally inseparable LOL. They also kiss all day long. Do I have to worry about baby buggies? i’ve had budgies since I’m a little girl but always have had males. I had one female many years ago and she died because she was egg bound. I have been so afraid to ever have another email. It was awful and heartbreaking. Anyway my concern is do you females always late and eggs? And if mine does will baby photo be have been so afraid to ever have another email. It was awful and heartbreaking. Anyway my concern is do you females always lay eggs? And if mine does will they be fertile because of Tido? I have read a lot of posts on here about changing their cages and keeping it dark longer periods of time to discourage them etc. is there anything else I should know?

[Hezz]

Generally speaking, if you don't provide anything that can be construed as a nestbox, any dark secluded spaces, the birds will not nest. Even if they get chummed up enough to mate, the hen needs a nesting place to lay her eggs. Generally speaking. It doesn't always work - even if your hen doesn't have a mate, sometimes they will lay anyway. So much depends on the attitude of your hen. Being affectionate is fine - feeding, grooming etc. If they do start to mate, then you can start taking steps to curb the reproduction instinct. So, for now, don't concern yourself too much.

[cat227]

thank you Hezz. you’re always such a tremendous help. if i notice anything...... aaaaanything “sassy” I will seek you out 😉
I can’t get over the enjoyment these guys give me. ive never had 2 at once. it’s so so fun! ☺️

[Hezz]

Beware of the sassy bud, lol.